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He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
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Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
